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...names, you ask? Let me explain. My birth name is Jung Il Kim, which happens to be the name of one of the most despised men in my native country, South Korea. Jung Il Kim is the son of North Korea's communist dictator, Kim Il-Sung. It is widely known that Jung Il Kim will assume the presidency upon his father's death, establishing the world's first and only Communist dynasty...
...president, Jung Il Kim is viewed by most Koreans as pampered and spoiled. Unlike most spoiled children, however, he has tangible power in North Korea and has used it to repress basic freedoms and violate civil rights. Most Koreans resent him and his imminent ascension to the presidency...
...must have bothered them a little too, because when we moved to the United States in 1977, they encouraged me to adopt an American name. My father, whose business partner was named Jay, liked it because it was easy to pronounce, and so I became Jay Kim...
...elections, a businessman from Diamond Bar, California--not more than a half hour from my home--became the first Korean-American elected to Congress. His name was Jay Kim. The entire Korean-American community took great pride in his election. And although he is a rather conservative Republican while I am a staunch Democrat, I shared this pride--and was happy to share my name. One of my friends snatched a huge "Jay Kim for Congress" poster and gave it to me. Since the sign conveniently does not mention year or party affiliation, I stashed it away, as one Thomas...
...yesterday's Undergraduate Council article finance committee member Jay I. Kim '95 was incorrectly identified as a member of the Asian American Association. Kim is not a member...